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For most kids, heading back to school means back to bedtimes, and of course, back to the books. At LEGOLAND® Florida Resort we use bricks to build brain power outside the classroom! After all, what could be more fun than learning in a theme park that is built for kids?

The Resort offers STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)-focused programs and an all new literacy focused program that meets the Florida State Standards. Most importantly, our interactive in-park activities encourage kids to get hands-on as they learn about science, math and reading concepts through the creation and strength of structures, building simple machines, the art of storytelling, and more! We have educational guides on our website for teachers and parents who desire to learn more!

Visiting with family? LEGO® Mindstorm classes are available even when you are not with a school group. Reserve your spot by signing up at the front gate or in the Imagination Zone.

When they are in the classroom, it’s important that Brick Fans look their best! LEGOLAND Florida Resort offers back-to-school essentials. The Big Shop is stocked with backpacks, notepads, and all kinds of fun clothes. Pick up your shopper’s pass at the gate to shop for one-hour in park, without paying for admission! Use your “Awesome Pass” for a 10% discount on retail merchandise!

Mia, Stephanie, Olivia, Andrea and Emma are packing their bags for LEGOLAND® Florida Resort! The popular characters known as the LEGO® Friends are coming to the new LEGOLAND Hotel with their very own room theme!

The LEGO Friends and their pets will be taking over 6 highly themed rooms at the new LEGOLAND Hotel, opening May 15, 2015. Each room features a children’s area with bunk beds and trundle bed, treasure chest, LEGO models and unlimited fun!

The ultimate LEGO Friends room is the VIP suite, complete with sleeping space for 6, a living room, children’s play area and 3 flat screen TVs! And plenty of LEGO of course! Just what you would expect from a 5 gazillion star hotel for kids! Each VIP suite also has a beautiful balcony facing Lake Eloise, the perfect place to relax after a fun adventure in the Resort.

As if that wasn’t enough, guests can embark on new adventures with the LEGO Friends in Heartlake City, the newest land opening at LEGOLAND Florida Resort in Summer 2015! Join Mia’s Riding Adventure, a unique horse-themed ride, try your hand at being at TV star in Stephanie’s News Room and get redy to sing and dance with the LEGO Friends to the Rescue live stage show!

As LEGO® Club Weekend featuring LEGO® Star Wars™ Miniland Model Display is fast approaching; we thought we would share with you the best Star Wars™ scenes created in LEGO® bricks at LEGOLAND® Florida Resort! Here are the top 5:

5. Naboo

4. Mustafar

3. Tatooine

2. Endor

1. Hoth

LEGO® Club Weekend featuring LEGO® Star Wars™ Miniland Model Display is free with general admission February 21st and 22nd! This interactive event is designed for kids and kids at heart! Activities include costume contests, brick builds, tours of LEGO® Star Wars™ Miniland, and much more! For more information visit our website.

The LEGOLAND Hotel opening May 15, 2015 at LEGOLAND Florida Resort will be filled with colorful LEGO® Bricks, with more than 2,000 LEGO models being installed throughout the hotel. However, that isn’t the only thing that makes a LEGOLAND Hotel stay unique. Check out our list of the top surprises you can only experience at the LEGOLAND Hotel.

1.Building time with our Master Model Builders

In addition to fabulous LEGO Models, the LEGOLAND Hotel also offers exclusive opportunities to build with our Master Model Builders, in a unique workshop setting. Guests can sign up for the daily sessions as part of their stay, for no additional charge.

2.Early admission to LEGOLAND Florida Resort

Hotel guests get early admission to the Resort. Guests are literally steps away from the entrance to LEGOLAND Florida, no tram, bus or other transportation required. This way Hotel guests can conquer the Dragon coaster, splash on Aquazone and earn their driving license before most visitors even arrive.

3. Free 2nd Day Park Tickets

Hotel packages including tickets are available, and guests can receive a 2nd Day Park ticket free as part of this package deal.

4. Free all-you-can -eat buffet breakfast

Every hotel stay includes free, buffet style hot breakfast with a wide variety of options. The buffet even includes a special buffet station just the right height for kids to serve themselves!

5. A treasure hunt in every room

Every room in the LEGOLAND Hotel has a secret treasure chest just for kids. After completing a treasure hunt for clues within the room, kids can unlock the hidden treasure.

6. Nightly Entertainment

Hotel guests can join nightly LEGO building contests or enjoy nightly entertainment in the Castle play area during their stay.

LEGOLAND® Hotel at LEGOLAND® Florida Resort is officially opening May 15, 2015! The announcement came from General Manager of LEGOLAND Hotel, Kevin Carr, during a press event at the Hotel site, located just steps away from the theme park entrance. Guests are now able to book their stays on our website!

“LEGOLAND Hotel offers a unique experience unlike any other in Florida,” said Carr. “Imagine how excited children will be to wake up in a giant toy box full of LEGO bricks and to be the first to enter the theme park each day.” Jones also announced a Master Model Builder Workshop being offered exclusively to Hotel guests. “LEGOLAND Hotel is an extension of the theme park experience and the stars of our Park are our Master Model Builders,” said Jones. “We’re moving the Model Shop into our Hotel and guests will be able to learn and build with our Model Builders daily in the Master Model Builder Workshop.”

LEGOLAND Florida Resort General Manager Adrian Jones also announced Heartlake City, the newest land based on the popular LEGO® Friends line of toys, is opening summer of 2015.

Where LEGO Friends come to life! Heartlake City will include a new horse-themed disc coaster, Mia’s Riding Adventure, along with an interactive live show; ‘Friends to the Rescue’ and new shops in Heartlake Mall!

With constant expansion, the new LEGOLAND Hotel opening on May 15 and the Water Park re-opening on March 21, LEGOLAND Florida Resort is truly a multi-day destination.To book a room in the LEGOLAND Hotel at LEGOLAND® Florida Resort please visit our website.

With a new year underway, many of us aim to keep our resolutions! Whether you’re looking for inspiration or need a little motivation, LEGOLAND® Florida Resort has 3 Bricktastic Resolutions worth considering:

Spend More Time With Family

LEGOLAND® Florida Resort is the perfect place to build memories with your kids that will last a lifetime. There’s no better time to take advantage of our Annual Pass Deal that allows you to enjoy over 50 rides, shows and attractions all year long! We also recently announced our 2015 line-up of events that are included with park admission*. With so many opportunities to spend time with your family we foresee 2015 being the year of building memories!

Live a Healthy Lifestyle

Health and fitness resolutions tend to be quite popular and LEGOLAND Florida Resort will help you keep these promises. Making a conscious effort to walk more and get active can be so easy when you explore this 150-acre interactive theme park – with so much to do and see! The beautiful Cypress Gardens is one of LEGOLAND Florida Resort’s exclusive gems and sets the perfect backdrop for any energetic walk. Another fun event for the entire family – Brick Dash 5k Run and Fun Walkbenefitting Winter Haven Hospital Foundation’s Fund for Women and Children. This unique 5K is perfect for all ages, no matter your running level and gives you a different perspective of the Park as you race through LEGOLAND. The race takes place on Saturday, April 11. For more information, be sure to check our website.

Keep Learning

LEGO® sets make education fun when incorporated in the classroom and at home. From making fractions entertaining to inspiring kids to build models and bring them to life, LEGO® Education offers a wide range of curriculum activities. Looking to take the class on an unforgettable field trip? For the last 3 years, LEGOLAND Florida Resort has been offering bricktastic learning experiences unlike any other! LEGOLAND Florida Resort offers fun programs for students K-6 with a focus on science, technology, engineering and math. These programs have expanded with the introduction of the new StoryStarter and 2 Robotics Programs featuring the cutting edge MINDSTORMS EV3. For more information on all our school group programs, click here.

Merry Christmas from the LEGOLAND Florida Resort team! Thank you to all who have celebrated the holiday season at LEGOLAND! The holiday activities continue throughout the month of December with Christmas Bricktacular, Nightly Fireworks, and Kids’ New Year’s Eve! Be sure to check our website for more details. Don’t forget to share your photos from the event on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using #BricktacularFL.

Need to do some last minute Christmas shopping? LEGOLAND Florida Resort’s retail shops have plenty of gifts for those who can’t get enough of LEGO®!

1. LEGO® Sets

This is the most obvious choice for any LEGO® fan! LEGOLAND Florida Resort has a diverse selection of sets that are sure to please anyone! We carry many exclusive lines including LEGO® Fusion, Super Heroes, Friends and The LEGO® Movie! No matter what you are looking for, our retail shops offer themes from every spectrum for fans of all ages

2.Build a Minifigure!

At Minifigure Market located in Fun Town, guests can build their very own Minifigure from hundreds of individual bricks! Don’t forget about our Minifigure Trading program!

3. LEGO® Holiday Ornament

Need a little LEGO® flare on your Christmas Tree? At many retail locations throughout the Park you can purchase LEGO® brick ornaments in an assortment of colors! You can also build your own in our Pick-A-Brick shop!

4.LEGO® Watches for Adults and Kids

Now you can wear the iconic LEGO® brand on your wrist! These trendy digital and analog watches are the perfect accessory for any outfit and will ensure you are always on time.

5. LEGO® Moleskine® Notebooks and Planners

Looking to liven up your school or work day? LEGOLAND Florida Resort offers a wide variety of different Moleskine® Notebooks and Planners that will add a splash of style to your busy schedule!

Have any other bricktastic gift ideas? Comment below with other LEGO® gifts that top your list this year!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! LEGOLAND® Florida Resort kicked off the holiday season on Saturday, December 6th with a 30-foot LEGO® Christmas tree lighting! This marked the beginning of Christmas Bricktacular presented by Shutterfly®, continuing weekends in December. Don’t worry if you were unable to attend the event! We’ve got you covered with a full recap of the experience:

The night began with the joyous sound of Christmas carolers singing all your favorite holiday songs including: Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Jingle Bells, and Feliz Navidad.

To officially begin the awesome ceremony, LEGOLAND had a little help from some familiar characters. Emmet and Wyldstyle joined the celebration and pumped up the crowd to welcome LEGO® Santa and help with the highly anticipated countdown!

Our Guests of Honor were over 200 Make-A-Wish visitors. Thanks to Merlin’s Magic Wand, the families were provided tickets to enjoy LEGOLAND Florida Resort for the day. Four children were selected to help light the LEGO® tree which is made up of 270,000 LEGO® and DUPLO® bricks! The Tree Lighting marked the beginning of Christmas Bricktacular and other holiday events taking place during December at LEGOLAND Florida Resort. This holiday event is included in your park admission so be sure to take advantage by visiting weekends in December!

Christmas Bricktacular presented by Shutterfly® takes place on December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, and 21. Guests can enjoy Nightly Fireworks December 26-30 leading up to our Kids’ New Year’s Eve celebration on December 31st! See our website for more details.

There are no additional costs to your family for attending Christmas Bricktacular, as it is included with the price of admission! To makes things even better, we have a special gift for you! Guests who pay for admission between now and December 17th, 2014 will receive a complimentary ticket to return January 1- February 28, 2015. You can visit our website for more details.

2. Brick the Halls Retail Shop

New to the event this year is a special retail store full of your favorite LEGO® Christmas sets. Conveniently located in Fun Town, the shop is the perfect place to check off those LEGO® Christmas gifts for the holidays.

3. Holiday Decorations

Around the park, guests will find many festive decorations. However, the best is our LEGO® Christmas Tree located in the Market Plaza. Perfect for any family photo, this massive tree is made up of about 270,000 LEGO® & DUPLO® elements! There is even a tree lighting ceremony on December 6th!

4. LEGO® Santa’s Christmas Workshop VIP experience

LEGO® Santa’s Christmas workshop is the perfect festive upgrade to any LEGO® fan’s Christmas build up. Enjoy a fun interaction with LEGO® Santa and Toy Soldier characters before meeting with a Master Model Builder to create an exclusive Christmas decoration to take home with you. This experience also includes holiday treats. The cost is $40 regular admission and $32 for Annual Pass holders. For more details visit our website.

5. Built for kids and by kids!

LEGOLAND Florida Resort is built for kids, and during Christmas Bricktacular it is built by kids. On December 20-21, guests can help build a 19-foot LEGO Christmas tree and ornaments! On December 6-7, 13-14, 27-28, guests can help build a massive mural made up of 27,684 1×1 LEGO® bricks! No matter what weekend you come, your kids always have a chance to interact, play, and build!

For more information on Christmas Bricktacular and other holiday events throughout December visit our website. Stay up to date with all the latest from LEGOLAND Florida Resort by following us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.